I am Wolfram in this. I also came here through Firefly, and Nilly's discussions are highlights of my time here. I'll admit that my motivation is probably sentimental.
Up until the punching, it was a real nice party.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
Voting Discussion: We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!
We open it up, we talks the talk, we votes, we shuts it down. This thread is to free up Bureaucracy for daily details as we hammer out the Big Issues towards a vote. Open only when a proposal has been made and seconded according to Buffista policy (Which we voted on!). If this thread is closed, hie thee to Bureaucracy instead!
Ginger - Oct 26, 2007 6:24:29 am PDT #7864 of 10289
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
-t - Oct 26, 2007 6:27:22 am PDT #7865 of 10289
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's odd, but I think that closing the Firefly thread is something I want to do as a huge fan of the show. Keeping it open just feels weird.
This is how I feel. Both odd and weird.
Steph L. - Oct 26, 2007 6:29:11 am PDT #7866 of 10289
I look more rad than Lutheranism
So, the Firefly thread is (for some) like the old sweater that your SO used to wear all the time until you stole borrowed it, and you still have it even though you broke up, like, 4 years ago, and you almost never think of it, but when you do think of it, you like to pull it out of the closet/trunk/storage and smell it just to see if it still smells like your SO, and even if it doesn't, you still love the sweater despite the fact that it's old and has holes and a strange pattern?
Fair enough. Carry on.
t edit And others (like me) think that sending the sweater to Goowill is an act of kindness. But doing that would be mean and traumatic, so the sentimental sweater-lovers probably should get to keep their sweater.
Ginger - Oct 26, 2007 6:31:40 am PDT #7867 of 10289
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
That's a perfect summary, Teppy. It's also why I can see ita and -t's point of view. Maybe I'd feel better if I cleaned out that trunk.
Dana - Oct 26, 2007 6:32:45 am PDT #7868 of 10289
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
so the sentimental sweater-lovers probably should get to keep their sweater.
Yeah, I'm down with that. If there are people who will use the thread and want to keep it open (and several of them have already spoken up), then I don't see any pressing reason to take it away from them.
brenda m - Oct 26, 2007 6:39:02 am PDT #7869 of 10289
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I feel like ita, but Steph's logic is compelling. Fine by me.
Nora Deirdre - Oct 26, 2007 6:40:10 am PDT #7870 of 10289
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
If there are people who will use the thread and want to keep it open (and several of them have already spoken up), then I don't see any pressing reason to take it away from them.
Me too.
Steph L. - Oct 26, 2007 6:42:28 am PDT #7871 of 10289
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I feel like ita, but Steph's logic is compelling. Fine by me.
I feel like ita, too; I think the thread should be closed, and Firefly discussion moved where it will.
But I was just trying to understand why some people are so attached to the thread, and I get it. (I don't agree, but I get it.)
Steph L. - Oct 26, 2007 6:44:58 am PDT #7872 of 10289
I look more rad than Lutheranism
If there are people who will use the thread and want to keep it open (and several of them have already spoken up), then I don't see any pressing reason to take it away from them.
Uh, isn't that what we did with SPN?
I'm not trying to open up a can of kerfluffle, but that's pretty much what we did with SPN. The SPN fans said, "We like it in Boxed Set!" but we ("we" meaning "the majority of those who voted") still said, "We hear you, but sorry, you don't get it the way you want it."
bon bon - Oct 26, 2007 6:46:09 am PDT #7873 of 10289
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I know I lack magic in my heart, but I can't imagine being sentimental about a thread, let alone one I don't even have anything to say in. And also I don't think Firefly is more of our identity than Smallville or LoTR-- both of which fostered active communities for a time, and both of which we let go without a lot of fanfare.